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Biggest Cities of Iberia in 1600 with a Map

Can you name the most populous cities of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands with a population of over 10,000 in 1600, when the kingdoms of Castile, Aragon and Portugal were united under a personal union referred to as the Iberian Union?
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Population
Cities
130,000
Lisbon
90,000
Seville
69,000
Granada
62,000
Valencia
55,000
Toledo
41,000
Valladolid
38,000
Madrid
34,000
Jerez de la Frontera
32,000
Barcelona
31,000
Córdoba
28,000
Jaén
28,000
Segovia
26,000
Baeza
25,000
Écija
25,000
Zaragoza
23,000
Palma de Mallorca
23,000
Úbeda
22,000
Salamanca
20,000
Antequera
17,000
Málaga
17,000
Murcia
Population
Cities
16,000
Ocaña
15,000
Cuenca
15,000
Lucena
15,000
Palencia
15,000
Santarém
14,000
Andújar
14,000
Ávila
14,000
Badajoz
14,000
Medina del Campo
14,000
Porto
13,000
Aracena
13,000
Burgos
13,000
Utrera
12,000
Alcalá de Henares
12,000
Alcalá la Real
12,000
Estepa
12,000
Évora
12,000
Orihuela
12,000
Osuna
12,000
Xàtiva
11,000
Baena
Population
Cities
11,000
Cazorla
11,000
Elvas
11,000
Lorca
11,000
Martos
11,000
Toro
10,000
Alcázar de San Juan
10,000
Arjona
10,000
Braga
10,000
Cabra
10,000
Ciudad Real
10,000
Ciudad Rodrigo
10,000
Coimbra
10,000
Jerez de los Caballeros
10,000
Llerena
10,000
Marchena
10,000
Medina de Rioseco
10,000
Montilla
10,000
Morón de la Frontera
10,000
Pamplona
10,000
Ronda
10,000
Talavera de la Reina
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8 Comments
BautyArg
+4
Level 52
Jan 6, 2026
nom'd
Dekkie
+2
Level 55
Jan 6, 2026
Thanks!
cathlete
+2
Level 78
Jan 6, 2026
Another good quiz to translate into Spanish...👀
cathlete
+1
Level 78
Jan 23, 2026
I mean, honestly, I can basically do all the work for you if you want. You can just copy & collab with me.
pablogarand
+3
Level 47
Jan 7, 2026
Great quiz, really cool attention to details! *spoilers ahead!*

I think "Morón" should be enough to write for the Andalusian city to be accepted. Also, I'm curious whether it was intentional or not to allow "Medina" for only one of the two cities in Castile and León.

Dekkie
+3
Level 55
Jan 8, 2026
Thanks! These type-ins have been fixed.
Botticella
+2
Level 68
Jan 8, 2026
I always learn so much from a Dekkie quiz! Nominated :)
Dekkie
+1
Level 55
Jan 8, 2026
Thanks!
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